Barbaria (village)

Not to be confused with Chak Barbaria.

Barbaria
Village
Barbaria Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Barbaria Barbaria (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°44′53″N88°27′24″E / 22.748176°N 88.456803°E / 22.748176; 88.456803
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,764
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	700126 (Barberia)
Telephone/STD code	+91 33
Lok Sabha constituency	Madhyamgram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Swarupnagar
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Barbaria is a village in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

5km
3miles

Jamuna
River

Bidyadhari River

Shasan

R

Sabdalpur

R

Krishnapur Madanpur

R

Deganga

R

Chhota Jagulia

R

Berunanpukuria

R

Berachampa

R

Barbaria

R

Amdanga

R

Chandraketugarh

H

Madhyamgram

M

Habra

M

Ashoknagar Kalyangarh

M

Barasat

M

Shibalaya

CT

Sadpur

CT

Purbba Narayanpur

CT

Nokpul

CT

Maslandapur

CTV

Kulberia

CT

Koyra

CT

Kokapur

CT

Khorddabamonia

CT

Joypul

CT

Guma

CT

Gobardanga

M

Gangapur

CT

Duttapukur

CT

Digha

CT

Dhania

CT

Deulia

CT

Deara

CT

Chatta Baria

CT

Chandrapur

CT

Chak Barbaria

CT

Bira

CT

Betpuli

CT

Bara Bamonia

CT

Bamangachhi

CT

Anarbaria

CT

  

Cities, towns and locations in Barasat subdivision, North 24 Parganas
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Barbaria is located at 22°44′53″N88°27′24″E / 22.748176°N 88.456803°E / 22.748176; 88.456803 .

Barbaria, Berunanpukuria, Jagannathpur, Kokapur and Chak Barbaria form a loose cluster of villages and census towns along State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road), close to Barasat. ^{[1] [2]}

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. ^[3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels. ^[4] 54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. ^[5]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Barbaria had a total population of 4,764, of which 2,416 (51%) were males and 2,348 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 454. The total number of literate persons in Barbaria was 3,649 (84.66% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Transport

Barbaria is on State Highway 2 (locally known as Barasat-Barrackpore Road. ^[2]

The nearest railway station is Barasat Junction railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line. ^[7]

Education

Adamas Institute of Technology was established at Barbaria, PO Jagannathpur, in 2008–2009. ^[8]

Adamas World School is a co-educational CBSE Board school at Adamas Knowledge City, PO Jagannathpur, having arrangements for teaching from Play class tp class X. ^[9]

References

1. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 393 -Map of Barasat I CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
2. Google maps
3. "District Census Handbook North Twenty Four Parganas, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 13. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. LSS O’Malley (2009). Bengal District Gazetteers: 24 Parganas. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN   9788172681937 . Retrieved 3 May 2018.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
5. "District Statistical Handbook". North 24 Parganas 2013, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
7. "33811 Sealdah-Bangaon local". Time Table. India Railinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
8. "Adamas Institute of Technology". AIT. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
9. "Adamas World School". Target Study. Retrieved 6 May 2018.